Arnd Peiffer
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| Born | 18 March 1987 Wolfenbüttel, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skis | Salomon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rifle | Anschütz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 16 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (2010–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 11 (2009–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 17 (5 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 (2008/09–2020/21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arnd Peiffer (born 18 March 1987) is a German former biathlete. His greatest achievements were sprint victories in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the Biathlon World Championships 2011. During his career, he also won three World Championship relay golds as well as several other Olympic and World Championship medals.
Peiffer announced his retirement in March 2021.[1]
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2010 Vancouver
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— | 37th | 37th | 17th | 5th | — |
 2014 Sochi
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— | 34th | 19th | 18th | Silver | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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21st | Gold | 8th | 13th | Bronze | 4th |
- *The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships
[edit]17 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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| 2009 Pyeongchang
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— | — | — | — | Bronze | Bronze | — |
| 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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15th | Gold | 4th | 8th | 7th | Silver | |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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7th | 37th | 17th | 7th | Bronze | Bronze | |
 2013 Nové Město
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28th | 16th | 21st | 23rd | Bronze | — | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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22nd | 30th | 14th | 22nd | Gold | — | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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— | 7th | 13th | 5th | Silver | Silver | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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34th | 12th | 19th | 10th | 4th | Gold | |
 2019 Östersund
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Gold | 9th | 13th | 6th | Silver | Silver | — |
 2020 Antholz
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50th | 7th | 5th | 21st | Bronze | 4th | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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Silver | 36th | 20th | 12th | 7th | 7th | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
World Cup
[edit]| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2008–09 | 209 | 38th | 24 | 54th | 142 | 23rd | 43 | 44th | 0 | — |
| 2009–10 | 646 | 9th | 40 | 33rd | 270 | 6th | 160 | 9th | 161 | 3rd |
| 2010–11 | 735 | 4th | 84 | 14th | 333 | 3rd | 175 | 8th | 142 | 7th |
| 2011–12 | 736 | 4th | 69 | 12th | 270 | 4th | 257 | 3rd | 140 | 8th |
| 2012–13 | 491 | 18th | 49 | 17th | 177 | 16th | 168 | 15th | 97 | 20th |
| 2013–14 | 547 | 7th | 14 | 40th | 286 | 2nd | 189 | 12th | 58 | 22nd |
| 2014–15 | 538 | 13th | 60 | 17th | 241 | 9th | 151 | 13th | 86 | 22nd |
| 2015–16 | 589 | 11th | 0 | — | 262 | 4th | 181 | 10th | 146 | 6th |
| 2016–17 | 746 | 4th | 48 | 22nd | 275 | 4th | 298 | 3rd | 141 | 8th |
| 2017–18 | 668 | 4th | 42 | 14th | 259 | 3rd | 227 | 5th | 165 | 7th |
| 2018–19 | 802 | 5th | 88 | 4th | 232 | 10th | 263 | 6th | 219 | 2nd |
| 2019–20 | 540 | 11th | 0 | — | 187 | 13th | 167 | 9th | 186 | 5th |
| 2020–21 | 642 | 12th | 84 | 5th | 238 | 11th | 137 | 20th | 159 | 5th |
Individual victories
[edit]11 victories (7 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 In, 1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 2008–09 1 victory (1 Sp) |
26 March 2009 | Khanty-Mansiysk |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2009–10 1 victory (1 Sp) |
23 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2010–11 2 victories (2 Sp) |
4 February 2011 |  Presque Isle |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 5 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 2011–12 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
7 January 2012 | Oberhof |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 4 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 2014–15 1 victory (1 Sp) |
14 February 2015 | Oslo Holmenkollen |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2016–17 1 victory (1 Pu) |
11 March 2017 | Kontiolahti |
12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2017–18 1 victory (1 Sp) |
11 February 2018 | Pyeongchang |
10 km sprint | Winter Olympic Games |
| 2018–19 1 victory (1 In) |
13 March 2019 | Östersund |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2020–21 1 victory (1 MS) |
20 December 2020 | Hochfilzen |
15 km Mass Start | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biathlon-Olympiasieger Arnd Peiffer beendet seine Karriere". kicker.de. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Arnd Peiffer". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Arnd Peiffer at IBU
- Arnd Peiffer at FIS (cross-country)
- Arnd Peiffer at Olympics.com
- Arnd Peiffer at Olympedia
- Arnd Peiffer at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Wolfenbüttel (district)
- German male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Germany
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Sportspeople from Lower Saxony
- 21st-century German people
- 21st-century German sportsmen